Game device



Nov. 4, 1947. H. D. GIHON GAME DEVICE Fil'ed Feb. 28, 1945 IN V EN TOR.

- BY w flwmyw z Patented Nov. 4, 1947 .GAME DEVICE Harry D. Gihon, Trenton, N. J.

Application February 28, 1946, Serial No. 650,847

3 Claims.

devices, it often happens that the pointer or ar' row comes to rest in a position in which it points directly to a dividing marking, e. g., a radial line, between two adjacent areas or surface portions and, in consequence, it does not directly designate any area or surface portion. Such a situation sometimes leads to debate, and may detract from the pleasure of playing the game.

An object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved device of the general character referred to in which means are provided for determining which of two adjacent surface portions is to be considered as being designated by a movable element, e. g., a spinner, when it comes to rest in a position in which it directly designates only the marking between the two surface portions.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the class referred to in which the markings delineating the surface portions are. provided with fixed pointers or equivalent indicia for respectively designating certain of the surface portions.

A further object of the invention is to provide a game device of the kind thus far described in which certain of the surface portions are designated by more fixed pointers or their equivalent, than other surface portions. Other objects will become apparent from a reading of the following description, the appended claims, and the accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a game device embodying the invention;

Figure 2 is an elevational View; and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary central vertical section drawn on an enlarged scale.

The representative embodiment of the invention shown in the drawing includes a base member A provided with a bearing member or pintle B on which a pointer means C is journalled so that it can be spun in the usual manner.

Markings such as radial lines D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, and O on the top surface of the base A delineate on the latter a plurality of areas or surface portions 01, e, f, g, 71,2, k, l, m, n, and 0. Each marking line is provided with an indicator which designates, as by pointing to, one only of the two adjacent surface portions on opposite sides of that particular line. Thus, the line D is provided with a fixed pointer D pointing to the area 01, the line E is provided with a fixed pointer E also pointing to the area d, the line F is provided with a fixed pointer F pointing to the area f, and so on, all of the marking lines being provided with fixed pointers which point to certain surface portions as shown in Figure 1. The several fixed pointers are designated by primed reference characters corresponding to the unprimed characters designating the respectively associated lines.

In using the device for playing a game, a player spins the pointer C, which then comes to rest, usually in a position in which it is between two of the radial lines so as directly to designate a certain surface portion or area. This determines the score or progress made by the player according to the rules of the particular game being played. Occasionally the pointer C will come to rest in registration with one of the radial lines, for ex-. ample, line H as shown in Figure l. The pointer itself, therefore, does not directly designate any score or progress indicating area. However, the fixed pointer H on the radial marker H indicates or designates the area g as the area which is to be considered as the area designated by the pointer C.

It will be observed that certain areas, e. g., the area 0, are not designated by any of the fixed pointers, others, e. g., the area is, are designated by one fixed pointer, while others, e. g., the area d, are designated by two fixed pointers. Thus, irrespective of the extents of the areas themselves, certain areas are more apt to b designated than other areas.

The numerals and words shown on the base A are intended to serve merely as examples of information which may be displayed for use in playing a game; and it is apparent that the invention may be embodied in spinner or like devices displaying other information for playing other games.

I claim;

1. A game device comprising a base having a surface portion marked with a plurality of radial lines dividing the surface into different surface portions, a pointer mounted to spin about the common center of said radial lines, each radial line having a pointer designating one of the two surface portions on opposite sides of the line.

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2. A game device comprising a base having a surface portion marked with a plurality of radial lines dividing the surface into different surface portions, a pointer mounted to spin about the common center of said radial lines, each radial line having a pointer designating one of the two surface portions on opposite sides of the line, certain of said surface portions being designated by two line pointers, and other surface areas being designated by one line pointer.

3. A game device comprising a base having a surface portion marked with a plurality of radial lines dividing the surface into different surface portions, a pointer mounted to spin about the 4 a a common center of said radial lines, each radial line having a pointer designating one of the two surface portions on opposite sides of the line, less than all of said surface portions being designated 5 by a line pointer.

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UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Baer June 14. 1927 Number 

